BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF – Get Free Report ) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND – Get Free Report ) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which stock is the better buy? We compare the two companies based on the strength of risk, revenue, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional holdings and profitability.
Revenue and Ratings
This table compares BranchOut Food and Beyond Meat’s total revenue, earnings per share, and valuation.
Total Revenue Price to Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price to Earnings Ratio BranchOut Food $2.83 million 2.15 -$3.93 million ($1.40) -1.02 Beyond Meat $343.38 million 1.23 -$338.14 million ($5.16) -1.26
BranchOut Foods has higher profits but lower sales than Beyond Meat, and Beyond Meat’s price-to-earnings multiple is lower than BranchOut Foods’, making Beyond Meat the more affordable of the two stocks right now.
Profitability
This table compares the net profit margin, return on equity, and return on assets of BranchOut Food and Beyond Meat. Net Profit Margin Return on Equity Return on Assets BranchOut Food -100.10% -143.59% -110.86% Beyond Meat -102.06% N/A -27.04%
Insider and Institutional Ownership
2.6% of BranchOut Food’s shares are held by institutional investors, compared to 52.5% of Beyond Meat’s shares being held by institutional investors. 30.5% of BranchOut Food’s shares are held by insiders, compared to 8.6% of Beyond Meat’s shares being held by insiders. Strong institutional holdings indicate that endowments, large asset managers, and hedge funds believe the company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
Here is a summary of recent ratings and recommendations for BranchOut Food and Beyond Meat as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Rating Hold Rating Buy Rating Strong Buy Rating Rating Score BranchOut Food 0 0 0 0 N/A Beyond Meat 6 3 0 0 1.33
Beyond Meat’s consensus price target of $5.56 suggests a downside potential of 14.55%. Given Beyond Meat’s higher upside potential, analysts clearly view it as a better buy than BranchOut Foods.
summary
Comparing the two stocks, BranchOut Food outperforms Beyond Meat on six of the 11 factors.
About BranchOut Food
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BranchOut Food Inc. develops, markets, sells, and distributes plant-based dried fruit and vegetable snacks and powders in the United States. The company offers dried fruit and vegetable based snacks such as avocado chips, chewy banana bites, pineapple chips, brussels sprout crisps, bell pepper crisps, and industrial ingredients such as avocado, banana, and blueberry powders, bulk avocado powder, dried avocado pieces, and other fruit powders/pieces. The company also offers chocolate coated fruit items and private label products for retailers. The company was formerly known as AvoLov, LLC and changed its name to BranchOut Food Inc. in November 2021. BranchOut Food Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Bend, Oregon.
About Beyond Meat
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Beyond Meat, Inc., a plant-based meat company, develops, manufactures, and sells plant-based meat products in the United States and internationally. The company sells a variety of plant-based meat products across its beef, pork, and chicken platforms. The company sells its products through grocery, mass merchandiser, club store, and natural foods retail channels, as well as a variety of foodservice channels, including restaurants, foodservice outlets, and schools. The company was formerly known as Savage River Meat, Inc., and changed its name to Beyond Meat, Inc. in September 2018. Beyond Meat was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.
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